Teaching Profession

The latest news about the teaching profession, including articles, Commentaries, and special features.

Buder Elementary teachers Kristen Buss, left, and Tracy Weider, right, meet with Laura Scoggin at her St. Louis home to discuss son Carter's work. —Dilip Vishwanat

More Districts Sending Teachers Into Students' Homes

As they expand across the country, many new home-visit projects are tracking their impact on student behavior and academics. (December 13, 2011)

Spotlight on Teacher Evaluation

This Spotlight looks at how organizations and researchers are trying to pin down meaningful ways to evaluate teachers' skills and abilities.

Spotlight on Professional Development

This Spotlight looks at some of the recent trends in teacher and staff development.

Issue Backgrounder

For background on this topic, see:
• Teacher Quality
• Professional Development

Teacher Beat Blog

05/23 05:23 pm | Fact-Checking Romney's Teacher Claims | Teacher Beat fact-checks the teacher portions of Mitt Romney's stump speech.

Teaching Ahead Blog

05/23 10:47 am | Follow-Up: How Hybrid Teachers Create Credibility in PD | Sarah Brown Wessling One of the undercurrents in this forum has been the role of teachers in creating their own best professional learning experiences. Whether through ...

Special Collection

Commentary Collection: Perspectives on TFA in its 20th Year
In its two decades, Teach For America has dispatched more than 20,000 young teachers to work in some of America's poorest schools and communities.

PD Sourcebook

The Teacher Professional Development Sourcebook features a directory of courses, materials, and resources for teachers on:
• Professional Learning Communities

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What Teacher Leaders Learned This School Year
Reflecting on their fast-changing profession, members of the Teacher Leaders Network share their thoughts on the most important lessons they learned about teaching this year.
May 23, 2012 - Teacher
Relationship Between Advocacy Groups, Unions Uneasy
New organizations are jousting with teacher groups for influence on policy issues.
May 21, 2012 - Education Week
Elevate the Profession: Thank a Teacher Online
A Washington attorney says acknowledging teachers' contributions to personal success should be an online social norm.
May 16, 2012 - Teacher
Opinion
Beginning Teacher Induction: What the Data Tell Us
Induction support programs for beginning teachers is an education reform whose time has come, says Richard M. Ingersoll.
May 16, 2012 - Education Week
Successful Training Needs Buy-In From Teachers
May 15, 2012 - Education Week
Commentary
The Ed.D. Dilemma
Harvard's move to a Ph.D. in education holds implications for the field, Ted Purinton writes.
May 15, 2012 - Education Week
Teaching Secrets: Ending the Year on a High Note
Veteran teacher Cossondra George offers ideas on how to send students off into the summer months feeling good about the lessons they learned throughout the school year.
May 14, 2012 - Teacher
Best Minds Are Already in K-12 Schools
May 8, 2012 - Education Week
U.S. Ed. Dept. Strives to Build RESPECT for Teachers
To mark Teacher Appreciation Week, the Ed. Dept. is seeking input from educators on a vision for rebuilding the teaching profession.
May 8, 2012 - Teacher
Despite Downturn, Few Men Sign Up to Teach
Experts say previous recessions have helped boost the share of men entering the teaching profession—but not this time.
May 8, 2012 - Education Week

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